Shafter Name Popularity and Statistics

Shafter is Predominantly used for boys. The statistics below show this exact spelling in official U.S. records.

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Most Recent Year on Record1942
Total Recorded U.S. Births119
First Year on Record1898

Shafter popularity by year

YearUsage categoryBirthsRank
1942Boys6#3,212
1936Boys6#3,147
1935Boys5#3,645
1931Boys7#3,095
1930Boys8#3,022
1929Boys9#2,766
1928Boys5#4,151
1927Boys5#4,210
1926Boys5#4,201
1925Boys8#3,155
1924Boys5#4,347
1922Boys6#3,872
1921Boys5#4,322
1915Boys7#3,082
1903Boys5#1,130
1902Boys5#1,137
1900Boys8#968
1898Boys14#573

Ranks compare names only within the same year and source category. Birth totals are historical records, not an exact count of living people.

Peak recorded years

1898 · Boys

14 recorded births and rank #573.

1929 · Boys

9 recorded births and rank #2,766.

1930 · Boys

8 recorded births and rank #3,022.

1925 · Boys

8 recorded births and rank #3,155.

Where Shafter ranked highest in 1935

State rankings are calculated separately for girls and boys within each state. The SSA omits state-level names recorded fewer than five times, so low visible counts can still represent a relatively high state rank.

Highest state rankings for Boys

KY
Rank #433 · 5 recorded births

View the complete state-by-state table for Shafter